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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
627 AM CST THU MAR 16 2006

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 15 2006...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1893 TO 2006

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         71    358 PM  86    1921  72     -1       61       
  MINIMUM         43    629 AM  30    1924  52     -9       50       
  AVERAGE         57                        62     -5       56      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.97 1972   0.15  -0.15     0.25    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.10                      2.11  -2.01     0.76    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.10                      2.11  -2.01     0.76    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.10                     12.58  -4.48    10.93    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2002   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       T      0.0      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                       T      0.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        8                         5      3        9       
  MONTH TO DATE   20                        90    -70      112       
  SINCE MAR 1     20                        90    -70      112       
  SINCE JUL 1   1125                      1389   -264     1097       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   58                        16     42        5       
  SINCE MAR 1     58                        16     42        5       
  SINCE JAN 1     84                        33     51       81       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (90)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (90)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    62           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     20           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    41                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        89      1955                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        31      1913                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 16 2006.........SUNRISE   617 AM CST   SUNSET   617 PM CST   
MARCH 17 2006.........SUNRISE   616 AM CST   SUNSET   618 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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